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01 February 2013

well, my friends...it's a new year. and it's a new start here on this little ol' blog of mine. i've been doing important things, yes...but i've missed my time here. i've missed my connections with you, my dear readers (i hope some of you out there haven't given up on me yet??). :) and so here i am, recommitting myself to this creative space and eager to share a few new things with you in the days ahead...

shelley

p.s. to start with, i've added a few new knitted goodies to my shop...

17 October 2012

i have been seriously delinquent in keeping up with my ravelry project page (something which i am usually both compelled and eager to do), so here are a few of my completed knitting/felting projects from this past spring and summer (while i was away from this space). ahhh, it feels so good to finally get all of these photographed and posted!

12 October 2012

today, i'd like to introduce you to a new waldorfmama sponsor...sarah's silks! although a newcomer to this blog, this lovely shop has been in existance for many years - providing colorful silks, dress-ups and other waldorf-inspired wonders to families and children around the globe. (i would venture to say that over the years, with the many birthdays and holidays we've celebrated along the way...my family and i, alone...have amassed the full array ofthesegorgeoussilksanddress-ups!)

sarah's silks is the creative endeavor of sarah lee, and her beautiful family, to provide simple and natural waldorf-inspired playthings that spark the imagination and nurture the senses...

in sarah's own words...

sarah's silks has been making playsilks, dress-ups and simple toys for 18 years. we are proud to supply many homes all over the world with simple open-ended toys that parents also enjoy having around the house as they are beautiful.

playing and pretending is so important for children and adults alike! playsilks can be used for making costumes for halloween and every day dress up. they can also be used as water=blue silks for sailing boats on, grass=green to set animals in pasture, fire= red and orange, and much more!

{sarah and her neice playing!}

sarah's silks is offering 10% off to all waldorfmama readers - just use the coupon code waldorfmama when checking out. please join me in giving a warm and hearty welcome to waldorfmama's new sponsor...

17 September 2012

oh yes, and i did a bit of knitting while i was away, too. quite a bit, actually (it kept me calm and centered amidst all the change). so now i have a few bloom dresses and felted water bottle holders available in the shop...

06 September 2012

it all began in march. we weren't really looking to purchase a home just yet (although that was certainly one of our longterm future goals), as living in our little studio apartment was working quite well and we were enjoying our sweet cozy space there. but sometimes the universe has another plan in mind and you've got to be ready to follow your path whenever the time presents itself. and so, we did just that.

this house, situated on two beautiful heavily-treed acres, became available on the very road we envisioned and dreamed of living one day! within walking distance from our beloved waldorf school and quite secluded at the very end of the road. very serendipitously, we received a call late one night from the owners saying that they were putting the house on the market the very next day...and that a neighbor (and good friend!) had suggested that we might be interested. we went the next morning to see it and absolutely loved the location and the land, although we felt that quite a few renovations to the house would be in order and wondered if we were ready for such a big commitment. but again, trusting that the universe had undoubtedly led us here...we decided to take the leap and the rest, as they say, is history!

sooo...we've been packing, moving, cleaning, painting, renovating and clearing since then...sometimes at what seemed like a snail's pace (hence my absence here). we still have much to do, but we are settling in nicely and we look at one another often, full of gratitude, and think just how blessed and lucky we are to be here.

04 September 2012

well, my dear friends, a funny thing happened on the way to my next blog post - i got lost! lost in the wonderful (sometimes stressful, oftentimes joyous) world of buying our dream home (on two glorious acres just down the road and within walking distance from our waldorf school!), packing, moving, renovating, summer vacation, summer knitting, family time and the like. but here i am now, on the other side of things, eager to share with you some of the amazing details of these past few months...

i have much to share on the whole process, the move, the renovations, and everything else. i'll be back again tomorrow!